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Painting of a muscular nude man twisting in chains against a dark, shadowy background, with one hand reaching out toward the viewer.

Prometheus.

A muscular nude man twists violently against a dark background, one wrist bound by a chain and shackle while the other hand reaches outward. Strong chiaroscuro lights his pale body against shadowy rock in this painting, which the record ascribes to Luca Giordano and dates to 1700.

Artist
Luca Giordano
Date
1700
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
1808 × 2048 px
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Public domain · Luca Giordano died 1705 and the work dates by 1700; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-04 · tier B · as stated by the source: Public domain

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Luca Giordano, via Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

Español: Prometeo, de Luca Giordano (1700)

Un hombre desnudo y musculoso se retuerce con violencia sobre un fondo oscuro, con una muñeca atada por una cadena y un grillete mientras la otra mano se extiende hacia afuera. Un fuerte claroscuro ilumina su cuerpo pálido contra una roca sombría en esta pintura, que el registro atribuye a Luca Giordano y fecha en 1700.

Português: Prometeu, de Luca Giordano (1700)

Um homem nu e musculoso se contorce violentamente contra um fundo escuro, com um pulso preso por uma corrente e algema enquanto a outra mão se estende para fora. Um forte claro-escuro ilumina seu corpo pálido contra uma rocha sombria nesta pintura, que o registro atribui a Luca Giordano e data de 1700.

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